Foreign Body in the Glottis

Division

Far West

Hospital

Riverside Community Hospital

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

4-23-2022

Keywords

airway management, ent procedures, academic anesthesiology, airway foreign body, tracheal foreign body

Disciplines

Anesthesiology | Otolaryngology

Abstract

This case report highlights some of the anesthetic challenges of an airway foreign body removal. We present a case report of foreign body removal in a 50-year-old male with an oxtail bone lodged between the vocal cords. We used face mask general anesthesia with sevoflurane.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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